Does Obedience Matter?

If there is one thing I am learning, obedience matters.

If I would have only listen to what I was told. I would not have been laid up for three months.

So yes, obedience matters and what is going to keep you out of trouble and safe. It's when we get too far away from it when things tend to fall apart and cause all kinds of havoc.

Yet we don't seem to believe it's our fault. It must be God's. I have an idea, let's become accountable for our own lack of judgement and disrespect for what God has called us to do.

God Bless.

Was not our father Abraham considered righteous for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?

You see that his faith and his actions were working together, and his faith was made complete by what he did.

There are always consequences to disobedience; however, the effects are not always immediately recognizable or obvious.

The enemy of our souls longs to keep this knowledge from us in hopes that we will esteem obedience lightly and easily fall prey to Some people subconsciously reason that any consequences to their disobedience will be outweighed by what they perceive to be the immediate gains from their decision.

In essence, this is a belief that obedience doesn’t really matter. I am amazed by how For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and Although the law of the Spirit of life makes us free from the law of sin, the law of sin remains intact.

We are protected from it by true faith or obedience. Faith and obedience are inseparable because obedience is evidence of true faith. Obedience matters!

When we rebel against God, we reduce His image, authority, and power to a more manageable level and thus become increasingly irreverent.

People who behave in this way profess God’s lordship, but in reality, they serve a Jesus fashioned in their own image. Without realizing it, they elevate their reasoning above the throne and authority of God.

They are blinded to their true condition by the deception in their hearts. They …His work is perfect; for all His ways are justice, a God of truth and without injustice; righteous and upright is He. God is the God of truth. He graciously attempts to open our eyes to areas of disobedience, but we will not see this truth until we first humble ourselves.

So as you spend time in prayer this week, ask the Holy Spirit to reveal any areas of deception in your life. Allow Him to give you His perspective, and receive the wisdom and guidance He shares with you.

It’s not too late to embrace a life of obedient faith!

Adapted from Under Cover: The Promise of Protection Under His Authority (Thomas Copyright © 2015 Messenger International, All rights reserved. update subscription preferences P.O. BOX 888 / Palmer Lake, CO 80133